General Position Description:

Individuals in this position are considered to be licensed behavioral health professionals and at a minimum meet the requirements for NC Qualified Professional for the counselor level and full/associate level licensure for the clinician level. Individuals may provide services to consumers with substance abuse and/or mental health disorders... Individuals must maintain certification and associate (provisional) licensure in substance abuse and/or mental health. Duties include, but are not limited to, completing screening/evaluations, Person-Centered planning, arranging for needed services/supports,

linking consumer’s community resources and natural supports, providing psycho-educational group activities, group & individual counseling, life skills training, disease management, and administering drug screens.

Performance Expectations and Competencies

• Shall demonstrate the ability to utilize knowledge/skill/judgment to provide treatment services that evidence quality, performance-based, and meet the needs of persons served by accrediting/licensing bodies, and purchasers of service. Performance tasks shall include:
  • Perform screening, evaluation, and development of the Person-Centered Plan and document progress/lack of progress towards meeting goals/objectives specified in the PCP.
  • Individual/family counseling, process, and psycho-educational groups that promote the development of knowledge and skills related to recovery from substance abuse and mental health disorders.
  • The ability to effectively utilize clinical supervision to enhance professional growth and promote the recovery of persons served.
  • Purchaser of service requirements related to managed health care, i.e., authorizations.
  • Adhere to the PCC Employee Code of Ethic
• Shall maintain required documentation per agency policy and procedure. Performance tasks shall include:
  • Maintain accurate service and billing documentation that communicates the service(s) provided. Documentation shall maintain compliance with PCC policy/ procedure, the purchaser of service requirements (NC Division of MH/DD/SA, DMA/Medicaid, LME); and, accrediting/regulatory bodies (CARF and NC Statute/APSM rules).
  • Must submit service and billing documentation promptly as specified by the clinical manager.
  • Must meet productivity standards as specified by the Clinical Manager.
• Shall demonstrate the ability to assess the needs and coordinate services and resources for consumers and meet performance expectations that include:
  • Coordinate initial and ongoing assessment of consumer needs in the following domains (Psychiatric, Medical/Dental, Residential, Entitlements, Vocational, Financial, Social, Legal, Transportation, and ADLs.)
  • Provide training to consumers to build recovery skills in daily living, work readiness, socialization, adaptation, etc.
  • Arrange for consumers to receive needed services in each of the above domains.
  • Monitor the effectiveness of services on an ongoing basis.
  • Link consumers to community resources and natural supports.
  • Transport consumers to community resources as needed.
• Shall attend assigned training and continuing education to maintain credentialing and privileging, to include, but not limited to:
  • Must meet NC Credentialing standards as a Qualified Professional...
  • Attends individual, group, and mandatory supervision/training as specified by the Clinical Manager.
  • Specific training for special populations, Gender Specific, HIV, Adolescent, Dual-Diagnosis.
• Shall demonstrate the ability to work/be a part of organizational and therapeutic teams, and maintain positive working relationships with consumers, community stakeholders, referral organizations, purchasers of service, and other employees/departments of PCC.
• Shall complete other duties as assigned by the Clinical Manager.

General Knowledge, Skill, and Competencies:

General Knowledge of the dynamics of MH/DD/SA behavioral health disorders (BHD) and their impact upon persons served and their families; the bio/psycho/social factors involved in (BHD); up-to-date principles/techniques (evidence-based/best practices) of crisis response, prevention, and intervention application to individuals possessing (BHD); the community resources available to persons with (BHD), to include behavioral health, social service, community services, and self-help groups; knowledge of billing and service record documentation requirements (NC Division of MH/DD/SA ASAM/IPRS, DMA/Value Options, LME’s, and PCC policy/procedure.

General Skill in the application of needs assessment/prevention/intervention techniques that are considered evidence-based/best practices as defined by the NC Division of MH/DD/SA, and/or literature/research, and organizational policy/procedure; skill in the delivery of services; skill in establishing/maintaining effective therapeutic and professional relationships with persons served and/or their family members; behavioral health providers; and, skill in accurately documenting services provided and billed.

Preferred and Minimum Position Qualifications:

MH/SA Counselor II

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree from a four-year college or university in a human services field; and two years of related experience with the MH/SA population.
• Bachelors or Master’s degree in a non-human service field; and four years of related experience with the MH/SA population.
• Must meet the NC Division of MH/DD/SA requirements for Qualified Professional for the primary population of consumers served.
• CSAC certification preferred.

MH/SA Clinician II

• Master’s degree from a four-year college or university in a human services field; and two years of related experience with the MH/SA population.
• Must possess a valid clinical licensure such as Associate (provisional) licensure such as LCSW-A, LCAS-A, LPC-A, LMFT-A, etc.

MH/SA Clinician III

• Master’s degree from a four-year college or university in a human services field; and two years of related Experience with the MH/SA population.
• Must possess a valid clinical licensure LCSW, LCAS, LPC, LMFT, etc. (preference will be given to LCSW and/or LCAS due to need for IVC requirements)